Some things really, really shouldn’t be turned into IoT devices – including vending machines

The story of Adam Flanagan, who’s been jailed for hacking, is a reminder to companies to revoke access to networks when they sack a disgruntled employee

Fighting attackers needs a new approach that leverages a public-private data sharing framework, enabling immediate and collective responses.

Researchers have built a doll with an AI chip and a camera that can interpret a child’s emotions. What could possibly go wrong?

Researchers find flaws in an internet-connected drill, but say minimal, hard-to-find bugs indicate there is hope for IoT security.

If you’re running Linux-based IoT devices, remember that attackers are particularly focusing on these – so make sure you patch all your penguin-based devices

The number of new malware samples in the wild this year targeting connected internet-of-things (IoT) devices has already more than doubled last year’s total.

In its annual National Exposure Index report, Rapid7 found 160 million computers, IoT devices and servers with open ports that should not be exposed to the public network.

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IoT is ‘eating the world’, warned Bruce Schneier at InfoSec 2017 – and it’s up to us to make sure that the inevitable regulation is smart, not stupid